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itt— Qie People Presses.* Mm until© and mi»- tJob Virinting v- Executed iironX|,iiy j u the intylea un tb& pKori.x I’rcsM* Vol. 'XV. i ■ Tftwtt I lands top BARNWELL COURT HOUSE, S. C M DECEMBER 24, 1891. nvV >4(jopt««t as the County Organ b}' tlse Coun ty Ailiiroce July5th, t»8W. . «„ M. J. PATH. Associatk EDiron, To whom nil CommunicatrbhB on Alliance Mat tot's should he aeldrosaed. Ofllrpra of the t o«Mt) AllUnre. W. IT. Duncan, President. ’ L. H. Toole,, Vice President. ^V^ S. UaraherK, Secretary. ‘ A. F. Free, Treasurer. \V. (» Hritton, Chaplain. (ieo, II. Kirkland, Lecturer and Ortranizor. W. A. All, Steward or Assistant Iseturer. W. K. Sadler, Door Keeper. 11. K. Hurley, Assistant Door Keeper. D W. Ihslitord, SetTpcant at Arms. . K. H. Creech, Business A stent. Executive (Jommittee—C. B. Free, W. W. P.ttriek, \V. A. Faust. -- Tratle Committee—0. M. Hunter, E. II. Dowlinft. *1. M. diner, W. A7 All: r——— Committee on (loud of tlie Order—J. C. Mc Millan, C. M. F.drnfield, W. T. Cave, J, K Snclling, K. B. Guess. - . • . ' v- . Notice. H AMIIKKO, S. C. I>CC. 12tll 1891. To the Siib-Allianees of Barnwell County: The regular quarterly meeting of the County Alliance will lie, held at Barn well, C\ II , Friday, .January Nth 1S92, at half past eleven o’clock, A. M. Suh- / ilianccs are entitled to one delegate for every ten tncmiiers. Secretaries m ill please send me »heir reports, a* early as possible. All AlHancemen are "Invited to attend as business matters of importance to the member* of the or der, will he dismissed. W. S- 11ami»kuij, Secretary. Itambeyg, S. AN AIMIKESS. the January mmlng of the Cotinty Al- jlance he a general rallying ground l o the ehd that in tlie mqltitnde of eoi/n- sel the safety of our people tuny be as sured, Hhd tlie i roper measures of re lief lie devised from the diffljpultiea that environ us. /j Brethren, let ti« nil hear with forti tude the evil day, hear like then the hurdem*'Ve cannot shake off, do -our duty. With an abiding faith in the righteousness and justice of our prin ciples, and in t he existence of our God, a righteous and just author of the af fairs of^mon, we shall obtain the relief we-seek. Let us attend the I )eeejub.cr meeting! of iheStihs and'theJanuary meeting of 1 tlie (Jounty Alliam^s, as far as possili e; and hend our thoiight and effort to the establishment of better tilings. Fraternally, J. Wm Stokks. * Pres S. C. State AlHnnee,— Orangeburg, Oecemher 12, 1N9I. Treasurer’s Notice. Office Coi nty Thf.asi hkk, Baunwf.i.i., 8. C.. N"pt. IHth, 1891. The Treasurer will Ja‘at the foPowing pla ces tor the collection »»t taxes for the fiscal year commencing Nov. 1st, isyn, ot> the days mentioned below: x i Barnwell (' H , from 14th Nov. to Febrm- ry 20th, inclusive. TAX LEVY. State Taxes County Taxes .. —School Tax Total G'W . .4* 4 ' mills. . .4'* mills. 2 mills. . 11 L mills. All special s* hts.l Districts have an add! thrtial levy of two mills except Willhton, which has *>' < mills, and Oak Grove I mill. National Bank lulls, gold and silver coin re ceivable for taxi s. .Mutilated hills and coin will not In* taken. A. K. KHKF, Treasurer Barnwell Countv. To the Alliaarrmen of South Camlina. iVNiciiiHK.N :- I need not tell you that Afire dr*tres« prevail* throoghooi Uie Inin let* ol the State among ail la'.ioriug people, hut especially auittug agrieuliu- rist-. The tine price* a year ago stim- uUted activity and eouliiliiice, and ivittl hoiindiMg hope they in MiattV es^.*'* jyassed the liioii ol prodeuce in o»ll- IihcJ. for ferttii/.iTs and latK»r. Ju mo*i •eetioitsof the .'*1 ate tlie crop* are very «dt«»rt, wlnlethe re«*eipt«at tm* |e»rl« would indie.ite not ijitly .in uu- preeedeiit.*il but an im-reuitih* gemTal yirld l.arge leriiliaer coniraet*, a short crop, and price* below the c«*»t cl proiliieFioii, w h ie the maiiuf.ielured article ha* actually advafieed in. price, t»dl* the »iorv v%ith very many ot our |K*opie.- Frolir limumam ttt~*e*»iH»*«rd their plaint of di*ire«* eiune* up to tii:* • dlie.-; bill to I *U* hoiH#r Ol ’llio.” who w rite it mii*f tie «.iTd tfmf i* iitih A. HOWARD FA1TERZCN, yv'r'roi4XK.\'-A r r-i^ a w. i BAKN WKI.I. II., S.C. I Will give prompt attention toaHhit** ! ir»je«* eiitrti*ted tf» jiL care. j January 9fh, l>tHi. FRANCIS F. CARRUlL, Jr.. \ Attorneyvat-Law, * BAM UK Hi.. >. < . \ (Ifltcr over II. C. Folk A ('<».’* *tore. mar 2u-t ItRtl \V. t Mt'l I , Aiken, S. ( . J. B. Bi in a ii.vi t» k. 0 Banin ell, S. C. t pre-i H't «cl* U S of ihe *pirit ol repining complaint. The »piril of tlio*e win* wriut U the i\jurH <<f llome iii«**e* lor whom they w i lie. T o the everlasting credit of our peo ple, he it *aid t in uiost ca*c* (hey are payiuic up their eoutraet* ju«t a* lar a* their 11tinted crop* w ill reach at vailing ruliiou* prices. The *| of an iiidu*triou* man *urre.ii|eriug hi* la*t blade of fodder and hu*liel of cony ( towanl tlie lu|ui«laiiou of hi* debt, compel* afliuirainnit’veu In tlieah*irat*t; ' hut wiieu that man turn* his step* j liomew ard empty handed to au eiuptv corn-crib ami ilour barrel, knowing that he iiiu-t look into trusting eye*, brimming with auxiettyindforclroftiiig;') or duHed into dundi patiene * under ' burden* long endured, inevitable. Hie case a*-iime* a tragic phaM*. A hard thing lo do, that; hut it i* ;< Mipcrh thing, liecausc it is the right thing. Hie Jiniie*t thing, the mail I y ! thing. TIh» ctinlract was fo pay to the* extent of the crop; ami the lyuitraei* should Ie* met as made It matter* not ] that in some «a*e* there v-a* extortion; •»r that the living lor with it.the pio- Uud of a whole years labor and indus try was pledged wm* a meagre living of the plainest sort. I'hc contracts werej made that way and should ire met a* made. This is the right course; ami it is also the l»c,*l (tolicy. Accimiimxlatioiis .foj another year will he more easily’ ob tained if the-account* ff»r this year arc j cquitahly adjusted. -| t puts matters in In’tler hllsinesA slia|*e to close the ae- count for the year by settlement, even ! if the needs of the customer require Hie re-opening of the account next day. I trust, however, that as far as possible, < ur |»eopie will avoid going into debt! next year, even if they have to hire out lor a season or for a whole year. Let us take, counsel with each other in this season unsure distre*.*—a com mon suffering should make a common cause, a common helpfulness. Let our jfeople cling closer together and thus (Strengthen each others hands, and cling closer to our organization. Great wrongs have been heaped upon agri culture, under which It i* languishing or panting for life. Shall we. desert the only organization that promises help? Shall we desert its principles and submit in dumb patience like beasts of burden, because our efforts to help ourselves have stirred up opposi tion? Kathcr let us knit ourselves to- getner with a closer tie, take courage Ironi the righteousness of our cause, at tend our meetings, discus* these broad er questions as well as our individual needs, and a solution will he found in God's own good time. “All things come* to him who can wait” is an old proverb. No question is settled until it is settled right. We. know that ex isting conditions are unequal; and no man of intelligent honesty maintains t hat they are right. The general con census of opinion is that they are hot right, however widely they may differ as to the cause and the remedies; and a general awakening of the public con science upon a given matter, is the sure precursor of better things, . Attend the meetings, then, and dis- 1 cuss the*e hroatf quest ions of principle as well as your individual ills and -needs. Let the stronger lock arms with tlie weaker and ihus make a stron- ^ger union, That will tide us over the impending crisis l»o all this; but especially should each Alliance man attend hi* Mibat the ( last meeting fnDecember; let each talk ! freely to the cud that delegates to the! County. Alliance may be posted fully as-b to tlie conditions and need* of his mem- | ^VberH.- As soon as delegates are appu'mhr .; . cd let the secretary be instructed to send lheir names ami post oBices to this olth-e. , . Theft let every member, ’whet her del egate or not attend the J ami ary meet ing of his County Alliance Matter* of • espaeial Interest w ill lie there preseot- . ed, aud it is ho|»ed that everv Ineiuher, who poastbiy call, will be ibcie. i^ct Croft & Burckhafter, A.'l TOHN H.YH A r l'* 1. A \V ItAKNWKLI. C. II/, A. C. Will practice in all the Court* of this tale and in Hie Ignited Stati * < ourt*. Mr. t roft will aitend the (Tnirt* of Barnwell t‘oqipv and all matter* of im- port a nee wTlir^celve the |>er*otial at- tsntion of each meiiiher <tf the drill, •nar 2t»-lf DEAD IN 'CHE DESERT. ; CTIRISTYlXS ST«»nV PY I lot s. kiJFKKO R. CAt/' T. B. ELUS, Jr., Surveyor and Civil Engineer. SjMM tal attention sriren to the computation of w ater ;*iwcrs», IwVelieit atHkdraliMKr. A j***t.»11 ant ad lrrs’eit to me at Martina, li. t will receive prompt attention. o* t ol tiklvr pr, IL L. Harley, DENTAL SDR6E0N BAHNWKLL, S. C. Offers his'professional service* to the citizens of Barnwell and the surrouml- ing ctuintry. Will devote Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesday*- to office practice and- Thursdays, Fridays and r*ai unlay* to calls in neighboring towns and the country. — . Reference*-The Faenltt* of the hental I>ep,irtnient of the I niverslty of Maryland. OFF11 K ON MAIN s i*KKKT, Last of the Post Office. dee.T-1 y SPECIAL SUMMER SALE. ' — —j . , . . i.,.- . . i One. Thousand Superb New rhinos and Organs, from best makers only, to he sold during August, September and October, 1N9I, at Spot < ash Prices, with payment No vein her loth next. No in- ttrest. Northern lleipfhts is the Highest, Ue:i]thie*t and MOST lUOAl TIFrL LOCATION in the TOWN OF HA UN WELI * See These Bargains. Beautiful Upright Piano only $‘22.>, Superb Cabinet Grand Piano only $250. Fine Parlor Organ only $50; a. Rich Parlor Organ only $05. 4-. ** ' " r ^' Superb Mirror Top Organ only $75. N. W. TRUMP, _r-.- > COLUMBIANS. C. aug20 "X. v KOBT C. MIXSONX SURVEYOR PND ENGINEER, . BLACIC^U.LK, S. C. - special *tt<ntiou given to Land Sur- vrvitig. Pri>m|vtattention to all husi- ues* cut rusted to u* y care. . THE STEEETS Kunnin<; through this Property are now being graded, and are lVfnn Sixty to Li^htv ieet wide. |(\>K>rltfht, im. by Vnvrlran Prww V-woclw- i :'.ii.| T WAS tlie 24tb «*f Oec«*ni he r. ISTU. I was at that time in charge of a division of en- gtiwer* who were making a survey of tlie Mojave desert from the Needle* cm the Great Colorado to Lo* Angeles on 1)m' Pacific. For a monlh Ihe officer* and men had N* n eagerly )onkit:g forwtml to spending tbo Chr»*tin.*ui holi day* in the iaivntiful town of Saif Per nanlino, on the other side of the Sierra*. On the 23d the wagon*, pack innlen and nil the meti, excepting three who remaHM*! Ixack to Complete ontne work with myself, crossed the range tlmt •••parates the Mojavo (])rononnced Mo- hav-er) desert fnmi tho flowering and fruitful jKiradisoof aontlK’biCalifornia. For six w*H»k* we had l*vn working iu tho deaert, miming lines, taking elevation^ and plotting i*ur work at KOKTY TaOTS Ono-lialf ai*rc ciifh, at IVoni to oacdi. TKRM^: OXE-TIIlIII) CASH ; Halanct* Six and Twcdvi'Months. ALSO, L Small fanii, fort.y-two ncros. with now throo^room C’ot- tago, well, Ac. Prioe, .S’J.O Terms : Ifall* eash, balanee in one year. ' r V X ! thrmigh which the white teeth gleamed, j told tin*. \Vt* o]*mu*I the saddlebag* and found $*.HK) in gold, tlie titlentoa 1 lot of f'idifornia mining lands made out ito one “Louis Uiffton.'* ;md n bundle of left* rs tied with a bltm rihhmt. j lu the middle of tlie bundle there were two vi'.'mdfe*—one that of ivsw«s't fae«'t. I motherly lady, the other that of a Iwau- 1 Uful girl, the name “Dora" ut the l>ot* ! tom of tho pictaro being *urp>nnd<sl hy a delicately painted wreath of forgtrt* ineiyota. The** letter* were dated at “Tip* Kluis," but, na tho envel qs** were do*, atmyed, there was nothing to indioaVi the tovni. stata or land. <h»o ^•>ol a« follow*, and. ctiiionsly enough, it wat dated ('hri*tuiaN eve, a year before: j “M v DuttJkO lk)Y—i think of you at all Uines, hut on Christmas eve you f^l • un he;nt w» that I can think nothing * el-e and if it were not for Dora, win i iu«s cotut) tocV-H-r me, I fear 1 cub! in 4 , ktatul it. ‘Where U my 1/•ui.t twrigiit?* Tins qtiesfion h um's .tne, and I pictnta j you out in the desert* of Hi iLwil 1 land. Ii<inV'hjssand ft i«*ndless, *tul liintin ; for | gold. Ah, my l^jy. coma l-wk! IW-tter | poverty thnu this awful aurietr. Hut ^ we cannot bo poor where there U no much love.*’ Tho letter confinoe<l nt length in tlda vein, and it ended, “With huro and j kisses and bhwinga from Moth •r." 'Hio next lett'T- \v»s aL i written at I “Tiio Elm*” on Christmas evo, j ist a year ! before. I cannot pivt«*n<l to quote it in trnjte file d # lhe air, and rip;fl^ of water came to onr earn whenever wo reined in our honw*. Then* never was snch a rl**ar, pforioo* Chrl'-tmaH eve since the wise luru fj>im tleyast followeil ths star to L)etld|'h«Oli and the mamjj- in which ley the Christ child. Li*rlt**f wlied throogh the groves, (ndirating tho happy a’nsles we Hern, aud now and then we board ;ftong tly t t«4d of home, an4 tho rrmsiml/lannhtef of elrildren t\hoan sjiei'ial eve ft was. We fonnd fei • hotel ablate w\jh light. There w wreath* and, iwmofer windowa and d<*)ra. There were’ flower* aud womanlKxsl and a profound love for iho aUvut Louis. “Do not think Inrpatitmt," she n’XTd. “hnt ! iv- alth dis'S* that tlie i:t>L!« tojs'd in tho IU tl i u, nl v dat 1 i tore and more that r mein happiness, and juau'iood is not devel- :ni ;glu for gold. 4 u d g, the world is not so' 1 i'ul! of objects worthy our love that wo c;.:i afford to Iiv«* onr brief lives apart. “You must not flunk that I am iudif- ferent to the self denial you exert and the sufferings you endure. 1 often fancy myself a man out reeking my fortune in that land of ’wonder**biit I ‘hmlder when 1 think that Jou am kiinotinde«l by the dangers which my fancy conjures up. • • * “Nero, grown fat and lazy, Befeat n feet as 1 wpite. 1 call yournaui auis: mv L<mi>r start i/tip uud OR Twpnty acre farm, same cottage, •'JL’JOO. - Twenty acre farm, no buildings, Tmi acre farm and cottage, $800, Ten acre farms no buildings, from $o(K) to $750, ALSO, Ne\v Nine-Room Dwelling, with all oirfmii 1 <Img^ ajid*~ t wo ’.neres of land. $5,500. I laIJ/^ash ; balanee one Year. r ri(les, guuraii|Ded perfect. v - * Vlats to all above at Master's OHiee. (Aime and inspect them and look at property. •' For further information write to oi eal! on ' , ’’— C. DI XCAX BKLLIXGER. night hy the *in<*ky tight of dried | full, hut every line Iswpok * a nublo ensmote and anplcm s;(ge brush. At timcn we were. Fixty miles fna.i the nearest water, and when obtaioed the water was alkaline. >f our |..;f .f mules,’iiiaddet»e«l ,by thirst, broke their 'r>qK's and wandered further into tho dowrt to die. Hard tack an<l hacefn, pnd rot too much of that, had byui tho only f«*>l of the inch ainco we filtered the des«rt. and ri» the moat chm rful l**came grum. anddho nklu of tho youngest grew dry and pnrclie<l as that of a mummy. We did our work in silence; even tlie officers came to speak iu .whispers, for our throats wen* dry and our lips cracked. Everything with moisture In it parched a^ if in a furnace. The alkalilon the level expanses looked like dazzling snow. The fantastic hills and mesas were crumbling and burning up in the forceful and persistent fires of oxidation. And amid all this the mirage would appear to mock ns with lakes and streams in which were reflected the spires, domes and. minarets of grand qrLntal cities,-such as might have been built hy the genii of architecture. It was half past 5 iu'the afternoon, and we hoped to reach the pass by dark, where fresh horses would carry us to the town Wifore midnight and Christmas^ day. i X x As our horses staggered on, \vo saw three viiltnivs rising from a dark object a little to the right. A gjuh<‘e through my field glass revealed the outlines of a prostrate man and diorse, stretched out side by side. -Years of this wild life had accustomed 0s to such sigUta. Yet as onr hearts Were full of thoughts of the joyous Christmas days of the past and of the rest, fresh f«xxl and water for bathing, which we were to enjoy on the morrow, there was something inexpressibly sad % * a wtooino inane*'*, f-.- the f:u**\j of L annh.f womciaaod kjudaum) men wIm revet oua tjjnit-iL thv wide parlcri ettno the rythmic fall of fiS't .An 1 tile mw*dl of music. Here was- Elen, hot un aaJriQff Chn landlord the reason fur these fastivHic*, he replied: * “!t is a wedding. Mr. Louis fkdton^ whose bride and mother rcatmed ihf r ** yesterday from the eoJt, was man ieaii>- night.” “Louis Dolton?** f rrix»nte<J. and* t thought of tlie ilead man out on ti'.o desert. “Yes; here he Is. Let mo introduse him.’’ / 'U' > landlord fntroduoe*! mo to a tall, barm^iiie^young liutn, an.J 1 at ixik him to my rijonrand 8howo«l mm the anus and saddlebags. Ar s. oh ns he f.iw the Hth**. ho 1t>rewr hia anus abopt my neck and t\f my ►ur- prise he kis’sed'me and shouted: “Y«»u have bronght a wedding iirosontf’ .that makes me rich, rich as any honest man wants to be.!’* Briefly, Mr. Bolton’s papers and much of his ready money had been stolen six months l**fore by a • Mexican Aoejxcado named Guan Chatiz. * Th^* man wan chased into the desert wIiereh«*perihlwkl, and so my symjMithy was wasted. I met the dear mother, pud I met “Dora” that night, and I drajik to their health and prosperity as the church bells rang itTChristmas day. * firu ctched side dy side fu-shes to the door with *-* ’a joyous bark, bat ho hoars no loved voice or footstep, and be comes back dejected and lies down with a moan. Ah, dear boy! if that dmjib brute mourns your absence, hpw must it in the pr^pence of death at such a time . be with us?** * .* • .aid s.t y^e f(x>t of the purple mourftains, | Ami so t*hp letter went on. full of love beyond which lay Etlen. • . ^ .' v f - ! xml gossjp and gossip and love, till it W.e reined m our thin, panting horses ombdismounted,. In that atmosphere no organic snlwtaiiice decays—it shrivels np and beCbmesWi hard and indestructible os the glistening Volcanic rock* that sur round it; but enough remained to te!j[ us that the horse had once been a noble emlcl with “Ever,and forever, D<»ra. We .yd the*body at the base of a vol- ;anic cliff, and covered it with stones to save it from the vulture*, then we dis tributed the anus and saddlebags, so as to save onr horses, and resumed our march for the west, where the peaks cf creature, and the saddle and equipment* -the puiqde Sierras glowed like mighty -1 were such as the wealthy Mexicans of southern California delight in. The man was of tnediniu height, and theVarbine, pistol* and knife, still b» Ited shout bis shrunken waist, indicated abil ity to.resist. He was yonug. The long, dark • hair, and the silky mustache. fire opaU ip tin* light of the retting sun. We found fresh horw^at the pass, an«1 : then, alrhongh quite tin*!, we pushed on with all speed for the beautiful town of San Derniirtliuo. We were ont of the ilesert. * The odor cf orange bloasoms and perennial heDb- 4 Farty Chi'li>tn>K9 Carol*. _ . * * .• Christinas carols have been snug ever sinco tly rQde tri1x*s <>f Ckumany were converted to Christianity. There aw books by the score containing hundreds -of them. Bishop Taylor observe* tlsas the “Gloria jin Excelsis,” theVeJI knpwu hymn sung by'the angels tol the shep herds at rmr Ixird’s Nativit}^ ^trs fne earliest- Chri«tmas carol. Don fne Hyee Durandus to prove that in' earlier ajpea of the chnrch tho bishc.ps were &fjras- totned on Christmas day to siijs cptjils among their clergy. The origrnf.l of ^6 ‘ Anglo-Nonnan carol (trausdated hy boJice) of the date Thirteenth ««]|jK»gr Is in the British museum. rr^a,: „ JCo*''. t»r«lingis listen to our dftty, grangers Cuming from afar; Ix-t minstrels move your |4tjr. Give us *'e!eo:ui', soothe «mr care. In 1521. Wynkyn do Wnrde priiffed a- set of Christ mas carols. One of Jhem wa* “A Carol bryngyng iu the Bore's Hend- 1 * Chaucer alludes<qpt in hit “FfankklnM - Tale:*' JainM sittrth hr the fire whh doable bertL Atud U''T , .nuke‘h or lib btvffe-hortw* the »aoe . Hrfotw bha ktaadv-th the hratmeul tha tnekal - r* * f Tm